Biden, California Want Companies’ Environmental Transparency
The White House and California are proposing regulations that would force companies to become more climate transparent by revealing supply chain emissions, product pollution and daily carbon footprint reports.
April 29, 2021 • (TNS) California clean tech innovator Bloom Energy, with its noncombustion, low-emission fuel cells, is hardly taking the same approach to powering the planet as oil giant Chevron, but one thing the companies have in common are slick promotional campaigns defining them as environmental pioneers.
That public relations savvy, though, has lately become a liability for both firms.
As they grapple with accusations of exaggerating their place in the green economy, many other businesses are taking notice. A push by the Biden administration and the state of California could soon force all public companies to be far more forthright about their preparedness o
Solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars are not enough to beat climate change. California is also looking at giant carbon-sucking vacuums.
Bloom also finds itself in an awkward place. A chancery judge in Delaware ordered Bloom to open some of the company’s books to an investor suspicious that the firm exaggerates how green its fuel cell technology actually is. Bloom has argued that the investor’s charges, driven by a research report from a group of short-sellers, are inaccurate and misleading. But the court was persuaded by the plaintiff’s argument that if the allegations are true, Bloom could be at risk of losing green tech subsidies crucial to the firm’s financial health.
Newsom Recall Organizers Oppose Bill To Let Future Recall Targets Access Signature Lists
The California State Capitol in Sacramento August 28, 2020.
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A legislative committee hearing became chaotic at times Monday morning, as backers of the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom stood outside the California Capitol demanding entry to oppose a bill dealing with recall petitioners.
“This is nonsense! You’ve got 15 people outside trying to come into the building, trying to get a line. They don’t know how to comment and you could just let us in the door. Let us in,” one woman, who did not give her name, shouted through the phone during public comment. Access to the building has been limited due to COVID-19 precautions.
How California Became a Champion of Strict Gun Control California’s history of gun restrictions started in 1967, when 30 members of the Black Panther Party marched into the Capitol with loaded handguns, shotguns and rifles. Today, gun control has turned into a legal battle. Ben Christopher, CalMatters | April 11, 2021 | Analysis
The modern American gun debate began on May 2, 1967, when 30 protesting members of the Black Panther Party marched into the California Capitol with loaded handguns, shotguns and rifles.
As photos of gun-toting radicals from Oakland hit front pages across the country, many Americans were shocked to see who was embracing the Second Amendment. In California, as in most states at the time, there were few restrictions on carrying loaded weapons in public.
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